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CS/SB 92: Employee Protections

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Gaetz

Employee Protections; Providing that public officers, public employees, and local government attorneys commit a breach of the public trust when they initiate adverse personnel actions against specified agency employees or independent contractors under certain circumstances; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees or certain persons for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; providing that specified provisions protect employees and persons who submit written complaints to the commission or provide information to an investigator during an investigation of a complaint or referral, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2027
Last Action: 12/11/2025 Senate - Now in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/29/2025 Senate • Filed
    10/13/2025 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Ethics and Elections; Rules
    12/1/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    12/9/2025 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    12/11/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Ethics and Elections

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  • CS/SB 92, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/11/2025 at 3:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 139 Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints Maney Compare Last Action: 10/21/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of entities serving as chief administrative officer of political subdivisions. Page 13 (pdf)
    112.324 Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions. Page 9 (pdf)
    112.3242 Page 5 (pdf)
    112.3243 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 92, Original Filed Version Posted 9/29/2025 at 11:56 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 12/8/2025 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 12/11/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 139 Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints Maney Identical Last Action: 10/21/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    776688 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Gaetz)
    12/8/2025
    9:44 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/9/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/9/2025 10:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.324 Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions. Page 8 (pdf)
    112.3242 Page 2 (pdf)

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